Poland vs Albania
Ref: A. Taylor
Match recap
Poland beat Albania 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Lewandowski and Zieliński scored for Poland; Hoxha replied for Albania. Poland held 50% possession to 50% for Albania.
First Half
18'
⇄
Ajeti
34'
Mitaj
Yellow Card
42'
⚽
Hoxha
Second Half
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Kędziora
⚽
Lewandowski
Assist: Szymański
68'
⇄
Hoxha
68'
⇄
Bajrami
⚽
Zieliński
Assist: Szymański
79'
Hysaj
Yellow Card
⇄
Zieliński
82'
⇄
Laçi
Lewandowski
Yellow Card
88'
Asllani
Yellow Card
⇄
Kamiński
⇄
Lewandowski
Świderski
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
PolandAlbania
8Won
Statistical edge
8–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 0 won
15
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
6
9
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing2 · 1 won
50%
Possession
50%
470
Total passes
492
413
Accurate passes
405
88%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
20
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
4
Poland
3-4-3
Albania
4-2-3-1
Poland
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1K. GrabaraG
- 2M. CashM
- 4T. KędzioraD
- 5J. BednarekD
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 10P. ZielińskiM
- 13J. KamińskiF
- 14J. KiwiorD
- 17F. Rózga
- 19M. SkóraśM
- 20S. SzymańskiM
Substitutes
- 3P. WiśniewskiD
- 6B. SliszM
- 7K. ŚwiderskiF
- 8J. ModerM
- 11K. GrosickiM
- 12M. KochalskiG
- 15A. PyrkaD
- 16J. ZiółkowskiD
- 18B. BereszyńskiD
- 21O. PietuszewskiF
- 22B. DrągowskiG
- 23K. PiątekF
Albania
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1T. StrakoshaG
- 3M. MitajD
- 4E. HysajD
- 5A. AjetiD
- 6B. DjimsitiD
- 8K. AsllaniM
- 10N. BajramiF
- 11M. UzuniM
- 14Q. LaçiM
- 16J. ShehuM
- 21A. HoxhaM
Substitutes
- 2I. BalliuD
- 7A. PajazitiM
- 9A. MehmetiM
- 12E. KastratiG
- 13N. AlijiD
- 15B. PllanaD
- 17E. MuçiM
- 18A. IsmajliD
- 19S. PiliosD
- 20Y. RamadaniM
- 22A. BrojaF
- 23M. DajsinaniG
Poland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Szymański | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1/2 |
| Jakub Kiwior | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Piotr Zieliński | M | 81 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Robert Lewandowski(C) | F | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jan Bednarek | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Michał Skóraś | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomasz Kędziora | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Rózga | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Cash | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mateusz Kochalski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krzysztof Piątek | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartosz Bereszyński | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamil Grosicki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartłomiej Drągowski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Wiśniewski | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Ziółkowski | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bartosz Slisz | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Pietuszewski | F | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Karol Świderski | F | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Moder | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Albania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elseid Hysaj | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Arber Hoxha | M | 68 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Juljan Shehu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Qazim Laci | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kristjan Asllani | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mario Mitaj | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berat Djimsiti(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arlind Ajeti | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nedim Bajrami | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Myrto Uzuni | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Strakosha | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anis Mehmeti | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrion Pajaziti | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bujar Pllana | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naser Aliji | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elhan Kastrati | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ylber Ramadani | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Dajsinani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Muçi | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardian Ismajli | D | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Broja | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stavro Pilo | D | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |